June 28, 2021
Walmart has reached a tentative settlement with a smaller retail chain to end a seven-year trademark battle over the sale of "Backyard Grill" barbecue equipment, two months after an appeals court ordered the case retried for a third time.
December 19, 2019
From Amazon to "Woodstock" weed to offensive words at the U.S. Supreme Court, it was a busy year in the world of trademark law. As 2019 comes to a close, here are the 10 biggest rulings you need to remember, plus seven more you should know that didn't make the cut.
May 09, 2019
A federal judge has ordered Walmart to repay more than $4 million in legal bills after losing a trademark lawsuit over a "Backyard" brand, tacking it on top of an already-large $95 million damages award against the retail giant.
March 13, 2019
Walmart is asking for a new trial after it was hit with an unusually large $95 million fine for infringing a smaller chain's "Backyard" trademark, saying it was "deprived of a fair trial" by a district judge.
February 20, 2019
A federal judge has approved a jury verdict that hit Walmart with an unusually large $95 million in damages for willfully infringing a smaller chain's "Backyard" trademark, paving the way for an appeal from the retail giant.
February 12, 2019
Walmart Stores Inc. should pay more than $95.5 million for infringing a smaller chain's "Backyard" trademark by selling "Backyard Grill" products, a North Carolina federal jury found Tuesday.
January 11, 2019
A federal judge on Friday refused to overturn a jury verdict that Walmart willfully infringed a smaller chain's "Backyard" trademark by selling "Backyard Grill" products, setting the stage for a trial to figure out how much the retail giant must pay in damages.
November 05, 2018
Two weeks after winning a jury verdict that Walmart willfully infringed its "Backyard" trademark, a Southern discount chain is asking a North Carolina federal judge for a quick trial to figure out how much the retail giant must pay.
October 24, 2018
A federal jury on Wednesday found that Walmart willfully infringed a smaller Southern discount chain's "Backyard" trademark by selling a line of "Backyard" products, reinstating a decision that was tossed out by a federal appeals court in April.
July 10, 2017
Wal-Mart must pay more than $1.5 million in attorneys' fees to Variety Stores Inc. in its trademark infringement and unfair competition suit against the retail giant, according to a North Carolina federal judge who ruled that the U.S. Supreme Court's Octane Fitness ruling on fee-shifting applies.